Eric and Avi kick things off by discussing the life and work of education reformer, slavery abolitionist and US Congressman Horace Mann, the 19th Century architect of modern North American schooling, exploring how he came to his ideas and how much of what he instituted is still in use in schools today.

Lesson Plans is hosted by Eric Grossman and Avi Finegold and is a project of the Akiva School in Montreal

Produced by Avi Finegold for the Jewish Living Lab Podcast Network with technical production by Andre Goulet

Theme Music: Canada (I.J. Rosenblatt) by Jump Babylon